St Paul's Lutheran Kindergarten, St Marys, NSW A Community Service of St Paul's Lutheran Church Established and Conducted under the Child Care Scheme with full accreditation by National Childcare Accreditation Council, Inc. and liscensed by D.O.C.S.

St Paul's Lutheran Kindergarten is licensed to provide Long Day Care for 40 children between 2 and 5 years old.

St Paul's Lutheran Kindergarten is open 7:30am to 5:30pm for 49 weeks of the year.

St Paul's Lutheran Kindergarten is closed for all public holidays and for three weeks holiday beginning Christmas Eve.

Enrolment options at St Paul's Lutheran Kindergarten include
Full time - Monday through Friday
or any combination of 4 days, 3 days, 2 days, or just one day.

Children may be placed on the waiting list from birth.
Vacancies are filled, in general, in the order that the applications are received, under Priority of Access Guidelines.

Fees from July 2008:     Daily $44.00; weekly $220.00.
Fees are to be paid in advance in cash or by cheque and must be kept two weeks in advance at all times. Cheques are to be made payable to St Paul's Lutheran Kindergarten. EFTPOS facilities are available. Please see the Authorised Supervisor to make any alternate arrangements. Child Care Benefit may be available, and can be applied for through the Family Assistance Office. Contact them by phone on 136150. St Paul's Lutheran Kindergarten provider number is 555 002 397A.

Deposits: A non-refundable deposit of $11.00 (GST inclusive) must accompany each enrollment form so that the child's name can be put on the waiting list.

Holding fees: A holding fee of $44.00 per day of enrolment is charged on the day of your interview. If all the fees are paid when the child is withdrawn the holding fee is refunded.

Withdrawal: Two weeks notice must be given when a child is to be withdrawn or payment of two weeks' fees must be made in lieu of notice.

Absensces: The Kindergarten is to be notified if a child is absent. If a child is absent for more than one week without notification the Kindergarten has the right to exclude a child if fees are in arrears. If Child Care Benefit is claimed, adherance to the Allowable Absences guidelines are necessary as set down by the Commonwealth Government.

Holidays and sickness: Fees are to be paid in the case of Public Holidays and when the child is absent because of sickness or parent's holidays. We are also open all school holidays - fees are payable. Allowable Absences for Child Care Benefit must be also adhered to if these benefits are being provided.

Penalty rate: Families arriving late (after 5:30pm) to pick up their children will be charged $5.00 for the first 15 minutes or any part of that 15 minutes. $10.00 will be charged for each or any part of the each next 15 minutes. This is Kindergarten policy.

Our Programme

Our programme aims to provide a warm and stimulating environment wherein each child will naturally develop to his/her full potential in the cognitive, physical, social, emotional, creative and spiritual areas of development.

Each child learns to feel secure and confident in a different environment away from parents and with caring adults.

The staff are a team of trained, experienced, talented, skilful, professional, dedicated people who are devoted to planning educational programmes based on the individual needs of each child attending the centre.

The children are free to choose the areas of interest in which they will participate throughout the day, both as individuals and as part of a group. As the children choose their own play activities, staff encourage sharing and cooperation with other children. Children learn self motivation and become independent as they learn about the environment through experience with painting, collage, dough, puzzles, blocks, sand, water, climbing, balancing, construction equipment, music and stories as well as acting out roles in domestic play.

All children are encouraged to rest during the day. Sheets need to be provided (these may be purchased from kindy). Families may also wish to supply a pillow or a blanket for the cooler weather.

St Paul's Lutheran Kindergarten cannot provide care for children with a contagious illness. Doctor's certificates are necessary for readmission to the centre. Any medication must be fully labelled with child's name and instructions, and must be correctly entered onto our medication form for administration by our trained first-aid officer.

St Paul's Lutheran Kindergarten is community based. Families are a vital part of our programme. We welcome all inquiries from families about our programmes and the children's progress within the centre. We urge all families to take advantage of the full educational programme we offer the children, by reading all the information available on the notice board, and in the newsletters, attending meetings of Parent Club or staying for the morning in your child's class by arrangement with your child's teacher.

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